Drums Lessons in Durham
Drum lessons to motivate your child to practice and improve
Learning Quickly
School of Rock & Pop works because music makes more sense when you’re playing with other people, even more so when you’re young or just starting out.
We deliver drum lessons in Durham to students aged 10 to 18 years of age. Everything they learn fits together with the rest of the band to sound great and motivate them to practice.
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Trying us out is risk free
The only real way to find out more about our drum lessons in Durham is to book your child a free taster session and we’ll invite you to have a nosy around, meet other students and parents and watch your child perform what they’ve learned that evening.
All we ask is that you are serious about your interest.
And if you like it…
Our classes last for two and a half hours and cost £23.50, a little less than the average one hour private lesson.
If you’re considering investing in one to one lessons this might save you a little money and have a more lasting effect.
Testimonials
“Thank you to you and your team for doing such a fantastic job with Aaron. He absolutely loves the sessions and gets such a buzz out of doing the gigs.”
F. Mather – Parent
“I’d like to let you know how highly I think of his tutor. He has taught the whole band so much and succeeded in bonding them together as a real band.”
J. Morgan – Parent
Learn Great Drum Techniques
Play different styles.
Play the music you really love.
Centre Details
Durham Centre
- Belmont School
- Buckinghamshire Road
- Durham
- DH1 2QP
Lesson Times
- Mondays
- 6.00pm to 8.30pm
Tutors
Anth Dunn
Cert Ed.
Billy Armstrong
BMus (Hons) Popular Music.
Garry Dunn
Cert Ed.
Marc Oliver
BMus (Hons) Popular Music.
THE TARGETS WE SET OUR STUDENTS
In all our drum lessons in Durham, your child will work towards targets including instrumental technique and general musicianship. We encourage parents to discuss the targets with tutors before, or after sessions.
The criteria are designed to add structure to and support our student’s musical development. They can help identify general areas for improvement in instrumental skill and highlight specific issues raised by the demands of a particular song.
Where a very specific technique is not contained, but with which a student would like to receive support, we encourage discussion with a student’s band tutor.
TARGETS FOR DRUMMERS
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Playing a basic rock pattern in time with some simple variation.
NB at level 1 the musicianship targets have a particular importance and focus for drummers
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Anchoring the beat & perform simple fills with help.
Moving between closed hihat and ride.
Playing shuffle and rock beats.
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Performing a variety of grooves in compound and simple time.
Performing simple fills and introduce appropriately the crash cymbal without losing time.
Playing with open and closed hihats.
Using correct stick positions.
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Performing fluently with agility and flexibility.
Performing complex fills and introduce appropriately all cymbals with a high degree of independence and sophistication.Developing a wide vocabulary of rudiments, single stroke, double stroke and triplet patterns.
MUSICIANSHIP TARGETS
Our drums lessons in Durham uniquely offer the opportunity to develop the discipline of working with other musicians.
Once learned, the skills of being able to make music with others can last a lifetime.
These skills fit broadly into the following categories:
- Be ready to work quickly.
- Retain song information such as structure and arrangement.
- Move between sections accurately.
- Refocus & re-enter after an error.
- Move between sections smoothly.
- Be able to give and recieve constructive criticism.
- Understand & demonstrate degrees of leadership.
- Play with a variety of appropriate dynamics and texture.
- Recognise & perform frequently used musical patterns.